The Washington critic., 1887-09-17
WASHINGTON, SEPT. H. 1857.
nusINrsq Am pOLIrIoq.

BUSINESS AND PoLtrios.
The remarks OF President Cleveland
at the Commercial Exchange reception
in Philadelphia yesterday were charsc
torized by an utter absence Of airectation
or ostentAtioD. He spoke to the people
about him ns though hr were himself
member of the Board ot Trade, hsv.
iuE interests in common with his fellow
membcrs, but In no wise superior ~
thtirs.
The point %; Air remarks, ta,t 81
would he well forthr county III there
were generally more of = hru,t, pntrl-
oiic sentiment IN toe hi mess worll.
sueh as be say sohappu3 illustrated 10
the scene before hln. mHy be nrccspd
MS meaning in - mora comprehensive
sense, the impofHu'e or closer sympt.
thetc relations tc,ve,u mslue-s nua
politics
itr. Cleveland 0as elected to the
Presidency n- the rsni,l4'- of party,
but he grvc timely notice thtt he
looked upon public office as n public
trust, and pledged lim-c.f TO cnuluct
''''tl '.NN ''t'I'Nf ~ 'l''lNR
In the nature ot th!pg-, under popu.
lar forms OF government. plrl.,s are
necessity. Even partnership. with
greater or less approach TO Offensive.
meas, is inevitable; aud u is on tnis very
account that the best men Of the coun.
try should take watchful interest In
political atHairs--especiall the votarics
CT trade and commerce, who have so
much at stake, aud upon whom the
stability and success of the Government
30 greatly depend.
In times of serious emergency this
class of citizens has proved conspicu-
ously equal 10 all requirements. During
the late civil war the Government found
among the bankers and merchants aud
capitalists of the North patriotism
akin to that Of Its armies In the field.
But among the busy marts of trade iu
periods OF peace. although latent love
of country underlies them all, there
often exists an aversion to politics or IA
disposition to leave TO others the
practical management of party organi-
zations that Is really reprehenslble and
through which 1t not seldom happens
that unsafe Legislators, incompetent
officials and faithless trustees are chosen
TO protect the interests of the people.
As we understand the President, he
would have the snme "whOlcsOme
political sentiment" that Inspired aud
animated the Puid-iciphia Centennial
enter into and petyads the business
world as part Of Ia vital clroultion,
oxercisiuc--not uppu occasions only,
but under all circum-raHces-a direct
and urceasing influences iu maintaining
high standards az public opinion,
shaping sound policies tor The promo.
tion Of The genera, v,lI ra,und strength
sning, IN countless ways, the huni. OF
the Government
Ii is not essentia,-iulecl, It is quite
mpossiIlo--ihet cur meu u busue.4
should be al Democrats or all lieOuh
licans, but there Is NJ reason why they
should not all be- patriots, never sub
ordinaling 10 spiiil or selfish cJnsll.
eratious any duty which, AZ good citi.
zens, they owe To the Commonwealth,
nor forgetting in the hpnt ~ partisan
strife that the ends 10 be gained look Tn
the non partisan enhancement of the
public credit, the non partisan stimula
tion Of commercial enterprise, the non.
partisan adoption of all needed reforms
and the non partisan maintenance OF
the rights and liberties of the people.
i,i II.
- are well expressed In his administrative
policy. He has been charged with In.
difference to party obligations, but so
far as this charge is true, 1t must be
obvious 10 every candid mind that his
apparent Indifference Is due to com
pulsory conditions that were well uu.
dsrstood prior to his election.
In principle, 1t may still be asserted,
he is pronounced Democrat.
In matters of e1pediency he Is like
all other politicians.
In the administration Of his high
sfice we believe him to be a genuine
patriot, governed by plain, business,
like sense Of duty to the whole people
sver whom one OF the great parties Of
the people called him 10 prc4ide
On, Jons II. DOUGLASS Of New
York, who Is said To have lost his
health and q handsome practice by hi.
devoted attention to General Grant dur
Ing his last Illness g. also sold Ir he in
serious financial straits Had he been
Of the thrifty, far seeing turn of mind
of DR.. Simmons, physieipu D, the lat.
Mr.. Tilden. api reserved bul OF
$143,0 for presentation Hlter hi,
patients death, he would have beer
well fixed for O rainy dny hs It f.
however, il f. not m aN Ii..rIF .p.. %.
many friends will lsthin suffer ~, u,
pecessNries Of lie
Coon a9 MIR Cl-velaoIs speech be
fore the Philadelphia Blei or VrI,
was, from n business standpoint. bj
remarks at the Glover Club dinner lH-'
night were infinitely better, in uspcIl.
point OF view fine 'Ilv.us cup"
from which he slipped and tine "lot
good fellows" by whom he was sur
rounded were evident sources oi in
spiration, and the effort which fol-
lowed may be ranked among tht
"greatest Of his life"
THERE is hitch between the ta1
commissioners and the board Of elu
cation Of the city of Cleveland, Ohio
the former rejecting the request Of tn,
board for the levy OF q tax of i'm